KROK 1 2012 – Question 144 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
As a result of a trauma a patient has developed traumatic shock that led to the following disorders: AP is 140/90 mm Hg, Ps is 120 bpm. The patient is fussy, talkative, pale. Such state relates to the following shock phase:
- A. Erectile
- B. Terminal
- C. Latent period
- D. Torpid
- E. -
Hint
Judge the phase from the combination of normal-to-raised pressure, fast pulse and agitation, and ask how the nervous and hormonal response differs between early and late shock.
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